Community Thanksgiving Service at Old First Church
A community interdenominational Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday at 10 30 a m at Old First Church in Old Bennington The service includes readings lessons prayers and a sermon by local ministers The offering supports Church World Service famine relief and canned goods are welcomed for the Community Pantry Emergency Food Shelf Sponsored by the Bennington Ministers Council.
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Old First Church
Old Bennington
Floyd LaBambard
First Baptist Church
Allen Barnes
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Frances Ross
Bennington Friends Meeting
Thomas D. Steffen
Second Congregational Church
UCC
Angus J. MacDonald
First United
Thanksgiving Christian Science services at Bennington church
Christian Scientists hold Thursday rites at the First Church of Christ Scientist in Bennington on November 25 at 10 a.m. The service features Bible readings from II Corinthians and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, with testimonies and the President's Thanksgiving Proclamation. First Reader Robert H. Wade and Second Reader Mrs. Mary Ellen Lane lead an inclusive worship for all community members.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Bennington
Gerald Ford
Robert H. Wade
Mary Ellen Lane
Malpractice curb pushed by Sen Ogden in Vermont
Sen Herbert Ogden of Windsor County proposed a bill to raise medical malpractice standard to beyond a reasonable doubt, aligning civil law with criminal statutes. He argues the change would curb large settlements, lower premiums for doctors and facilities, and reduce overall health care costs.
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Montpelier
UPI
Herbert Ogden
Windsor County
Ogden
RSVP News at Bennington Senior Center Details Thanksgiving Plan
Margaret Stratton reports at the Bennington Senior Center a Thanksgiving dinner for about 60. Weekly activities include arts and crafts, ceramics, puppet making, card social, sewing, and chair exercises. An ambitious April 17 to May 11 bus trip to Florida Bahamas New Orleans and Busch Gardens is planned with costs and itinerary to be finalized by December. Call 442 3543 for information and RSVP staff invite seniors 60 plus to volunteer.
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Bennington Senior Center
Mary Seidel
Bennington
Florida
Bahamas
New Orleans
Busch Gardens
Williamstown
Financial independence via home ownership
A government study shows only six percent of people over 65 are financially independent, mostly through prior real estate investment. Owning a home offers a long term 20 to 30 year loan, with monthly payments building equity, tax deductions on taxes and interest, and home values that typically keep pace with or outpace cost of living, potentially doubling or tripling sales price after payoff.
Engagement of Margaret Jean Bessette to George Squiers
Mr and Mrs Eugene Bessette announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Jean to George R Squiers of Bennington son of Mr and Mrs Claude Squiers The wedding is set for Saturday November 27 at the bride’s parents home.
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Eugene Bessette
Margaret Jean
George R. Squiers
Bennington
Claude Squiers
New Hampshire FearsBottle Deposit Bill Revenue Loss
Opponents of a bottle bill warn New Hampshire could lose up to 100000 dollars annually as Vermonters flock across the Connecticut River to avoid a five cent deposit on cans and bottles. Clarke Carson says Vermonters have boosted state beer tax revenue since 1973 and Maine residents may follow. Environmentalists push for action while Gov. Thomson threatens a veto if a bill passes.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Vermont
Clarke Carson
State Wholesale Beverage Association
Corson
Maine
Massachusetts
Carson
Meldrim Thomson
Vermont weighs first woman Episcopal priest appointment
A Vermont Episcopal diocese committee will decide next month whether Janet Kelly Brown or Williston should be ordained as the state's first female priest. Bishop Robert Kerr notes a real possibility for Brown, who became the state's first woman Episcopal deacon two years ago. Brown says she expects ordination, while traditionalists may object. The change becomes possible after January 1.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont Episcopal Diocese
Janet Kelly Brown
Williston
Robert Kerr
Kerr
Bennington Area Club Meetings and Services Notice
A series of local meetings announced including Ladies Auxiliary FOE Aerie 1861 Sunday at 2 p.m. Eagles rooms and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332 this evening at 7:30. Mary Crachan attends as Department president. Project Discovery organizational meeting Tuesday at 7 at the Recreation Center. Town Clerk Mary Hodeck notes poll workers may pick up checks for Nov. 2 services this week. Thanksgiving cab service by Red Top Cab by appointment. Elks Lodge open Thanksgiving 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Planned Parenthood nurse on duty 9 to 12 Tuesday to Saturday starting Dec. 1. appointments 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Foe
Aerie
Eagles Rooms
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1332
Mary Crachan
Department of Vermont Ladies’ Auxiliaries
Project Discovery
Mary Hodeck
Planned Parenthood
New Operator Confirmed for St. Johnsbury Railroad
Vermont upheld its action naming a new operator for the state owned St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad. Superior Judge William Hill rejected the former operators claims to still run the 99 mile line. The three year lease with Bruno Loati led group lapsed in September. A $1.5 million civil suit against the state remains pending.
Christmas Toys and Art at Local Museum Show
Area schoolchildren contribute toys and artwork for the Christmas display alongside the Parmelee Gallery members art show. Entries must arrive at the museum to be registered between December 1 and 3. Local artists are invited to join the museum and exhibit.
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Parmelee
Talc mortality rate studied in Montpelier Vermont
A federal study by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health finds Vermont talc workers face higher mortality from lung diseases than the national average. NIOSH studied 405 workers from 1940 to 1970, linking 17 deaths to talc dust, including six from lung cancer, prompting calls to tighten dust standards at Vermont talc plants.
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National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Goddard College names interim president John Hall
John Hall, 54, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., was named interim president of Goddard College in Vermont. An alumnus from 1950, Hall has held diverse posts and most recently served as dean of student services at Empire State College, part of the State University of New York system.
Rutland unions form a city coalition to lobby legislature
Rutland unions representing teachers, firemen, and city hall workers announced Sunday the formation of the Coalition of Allied Public Employes CAPE to push for public arbitration in 1977 contract disputes. The group plans to open an office and start a public education program, with a goal to influence state labor legislation.
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Rutland
UPI
Rutland Education Association
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes
Afscme
International Association of Firefighters
Burlington
Allied Public Employes
CAPE
Area Funerals for Burdick Shanahan Humphries in Bennington region
Funeral services were held for Harold E. Burdick of Pownal who died Nov 16 at home. Edna S. Shanahan, formerly of Bennington, died in Utica Nov 17 and was buried there. Anna Luella Humphries, formerly of Booth Terrace Bennington, died Nov 18 and was buried in Grandview Cemetery South Shaftsbury. Bearers and clergy from local churches officiated and committal prayers were offered at each burial.
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Harold E. Burdick
Pownal
Hanson-Walbridge
Kenneth Schwebel
Pownal Baptist Church
Lee Belville
Steven
David Pratt
Richard
Peter
Francis Burdick
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Schwebel
Edna S. Shanahan
Utica
N.Y
Bennington
Sacred Heart Church
Joseph Quinn
C.S.C
Hanson- Walbridge
Park Lawn Cemetery
Quinn
John de Vito
Stanley Baker
Gary Smith
Paul Baylis
Frank Peters
Robert Sheehan
Francis E. Grogan
Anna Luella Humphries
Booth Terrace
Mahar & Son
Floyd I. la Bombard
First Baptist Church
Grandview Cemetery
South Shaftsbury
la Bombard
Deer season in final week as law warns transport across lines
Newton Mass UPI reports federal Fish and Wildlife Service cautions the Lacey Act forbids interstate shipping of illegally taken game. Violators face up to 10000 dollars fine and one year in jail. State officials say 1976 deer kill ahead of last year as season ends at sundown Sunday.
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Newton
Mass
UPI
Vermont
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State Fish and Game Department
Fashion merchandising internship boosts NH College student
Sharon L. French a sophomore at New Hampshire College in Manchester has been assigned a fall semester internship at Lynch's in Manchester. The program led by Prof. Dorothy S. Rogers provides second year fashion merchandising majors practical on the job experience.
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Sharon French
Sharon L. French
New Hampshire College
Manchester
N.H
Lynch’s
College of Business Administration
Miss French
Basil French
Imperial Ave
Bennington
Dorothy S. Rogers
Management Arts
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